In some area of the US, a 'curfew' is imposed, in which teenagers are not allowed to be out of doors after a particular time at night unless they are accompanied by an adult. What is your opinion about this?

The main themes of the short story “The Tenth Man” are the

pain

of the

war

and the

recovering

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recovery

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from those

wounds

. The

theme

“the

pain

of the

war

” is illustrated through the

imagery

of the

village

and

people

’s appearance, and the

recovering

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recovery

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from hardship is developed through the

imagery

of

village

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the village

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and

people

. At the beginning of the story, the

imagery

of the

village

and

people

’s appearance

are

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is

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terrible and miserable. The narrator mentions, “now he was shrunken and withered, his clothes were ragged and, most important, he had no face” (1), and Every day, “the dry goods merchant left his house and walked towards the railway station”(2) where trains do not come waiting for his wife.

Furthermore

, the "synagogue"(1) and "marketplace"(1) in the lower

village

were burned by German troops.

To begin

with, the

imagery

of

people

and the

village

were devastating by Germany, and those appearances symbolize the

pain

and wound of the

war

. In the

first

quote, through hyperbole, Chaim is expressed that

was

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being

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very dirty as having no face.

In addition

, in the quote, Chaim is compared by no face through “as”,

thus

,

this

is a metaphor.

Secondly

, through the

behavior

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behaviour

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of the merchant waiting for his wife in the railway station where trains do not come, it shows he is crazy,

thus

, it is

allusion

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an allusion

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. In fact, all their changes are due to

war

.

Consequently

, these quotes illustrate

people

and places that were hurt by the

war

,

therefore

, the quotes related to the

theme

“

pain

and wound of

war

”.

However

, the

theme

“recovering from

pain

of

war

” is developed through the

imagery

of the changed appearance of the

village

. To be specific, the terrible situations in the

village

gradually improve as the story progresses. The narrator mentions “Spring blossomed suddenly as befitted the

first

spring of freedom. The trees put forth buds. The storks returned” (1), and “The days kept passing, fragrant and bright. The trains began to run”(2). The quotes represent passing the time, the

wounds

of the

war

are recovered,

therefore

,

this

is related

with

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to

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the

theme

“recovering from

pain

and

wounds

of the

war

”.

In addition

, the

first

quote likened spring to flowers and expressed the blooming of flowers,

thus

,

this

is a metaphor.

Furthermore

, through the

forth

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fourth

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buds and blooming and returning storks, it implies that spring is back.

Therefore

, allusion is used.

Secondly

, the train running again symbolizes that the conflict has ended and the

village

has been restored to some extent from the effects of

war

. In conclusion, the

theme

of the

pain

and

wounds

of the

war

is illustrated through the image of

people

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the people

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and the

village

.

Additionally

, the positive changes of the

village

contribute greatly to developing the

theme

of recovering from the

war

.